The best deals to Delta’s hubs: Salt Lake City, Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis. Those fares are on Alaska Airlines. The next-best deals are to key Alaska Air cities: Seattle, Boise, Spokane, San Diego and Los Angeles on Delta. Are you starting to see the pattern?

Combine the stress of getting through the airport with possible fatigue, plus immobilization, high altitude, reduced oxygen in the blood and dehydration due to dry air, and it’s a wonder everyone isn’t blubbering constantly.